Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Special Report: Human Rights Crisis In Central African Republic Spiralling Out Of Control

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the
continuing large-scale commission of serious violations of international human
rights law and international humanitarian law during the internal armed
conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR). The armed conflict, in which
fighters from neighbouring Chad and Sudan have been involved, escalated in
early December 2012 when Seleka, a coalition of several armed groups, launched an
armed offensive against the government of former President François Bozizé in
early December 2012. Seleka seized power on 24 March 2013 and the human rights
violations have continued since.